Package handle



N03). 13, 1928. 1,691,467 G. W. CARVER PACKAGE HANDLE Filed Jan. 1927INVENTOR Nov. 13, 1928.

GEORGE W. CARVER, OFEAST 'OLANGE; NEW JERSEY.

PACKAGE HANDLE.

Application filedJanuary 6, 1827. Serial No. 159,495

The, invention relates in general to detachable handles of the characterwhich includes wire book ends designed to be so cured quickly tothebinding cord of parcels so that they may be conveniently carried fromplace to place.

Such handles heretofore; constructed have usually been made of wood ormetal generally of cylindrical form and in either case requiring acertain amount of machining, and a material amount of labor inconstructing the same all of which has rendered such articles tooexpensive to meet 1 resent market demands for an extremely cheaparticle.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple form ofpackage carrier which will have all the advantages in so far as rigidityand lightness of weight is concerned, as characterizes present forms ofsuch devices and at the same time to provide a cheaper constructionthanv is known at present and which would not necessitate any materialamount of machining or labor in its construction.

Broadly the invention contemplates the forming of the handle of scrappieces of cardboard or other sheet material which need not necessarilyhave therequisite degree of rigidity and designing the usual hook endwire to function as arcinforcement to-the handle and coact therewith toprovide the requisite rigidity in addition to its usual function ofproviding hook ends.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a form of packagecarrier'the sides of the handle portion of which can be designed so asto have advertising or other matter printed thereon prior to bending thehandle forming material to shape.

Various other objects and advantages 0 the invention will be in partobvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and in part willbe more fully set forthin the following particular description of oneform of device embodying the invention. and the invention also consistsin certain new and novel features of construction and combination ofparts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken axially and longitudinallythrough thesh0wing in Fig. l and taken on the line 22 of Fig.3;

F ig. 3 is a view in end elevation of the structure shown in Figs. 1 and2 looking at the same from the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig.2; and

Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the end portion of a modified form ofholder.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 13, there is disclosed ahandle portion 10 through which extends a single length of wire 11terminating in hook ends 12 and in general resembling conventional formsof su h structures. The handle portion 10 is formed from a rectangularblank, or strip comprising one or more layers of cardboard preferably ofthe corrugated typeshown in Fig. 3. This corrugated cardboard form ofhandle is cut from scraps of cardboard which at present can be purchasedcheaply from box factories and other plants using this type ofcardboard. This scrap material comes flat and has both sides defined bypaper surfaces 13 and 14 which are sufli ciently smooth to form aneasily retained grip when shaped into the form of the handle.

It is proposed to use one or both upstand ing sides of the handle toaccommodate advertising matter and this printed matter can be most conx'eniently added to the handle while in the fiat blank form and before itis formed into the handle. The advertisements may be printeddire'ctlythereon as shown-at 15 in Fig. 4 or may be on paper label 16 asshown in Fig. 1 and the label secured as by gluing to the cardboardblank. It is thus easy to print any desired charac ter on the handleblank. It would be almost impossible to print too sides of the handleafter is formed especially where the sides are curved as indicated at17, i

In this case the element which gives rigidity and strength to thestructure considered asa whole is the wire 11.; The portion containedwithin the handle is designed for this purpose and provided with aplurality of corrugations l8'disposed with the hook ends 12- in avertical plane so as to give maximum strength in the plane of pull onthe handle caused by the weighted package which it supports. The blankstrip of cardboard is simply wrapped about the corruga d ntermediate prtion f h Wi e and the upper ends 19-20 pressed together to include theupper turns 21 of the corrugations therebetweon. The parts arepermanently fastened in position, preferably by glue.

In the showing in Fig. 4 the handle 22 1s intended to represent amaterial other than the corrugated paper featured in'the precedingfigures, and may be considered as formed of wood, or preferably acomposition, the rigidity of which is enhanced by the presence thereinof the corrugated wire shown in dotted outline. The wire insert may beembedded in the composition and the handle moulded about the wire, or,in the case of a preformec. handle, the wire may be inserted in a slot 3and secured either by the resiliency of the material or in any otherconventional manner.

In either case, the wire reinforcement coacts with the covering formingthe handle grip to provide a rigid structure capable of withstanding thedistorting strains to which such articles are subjected while in use.

In place of the glue fastening as recited for the torn shown in Fig. 2,wire staples 24 may be used to secure the ends l9-2O either with orwithout the gluing. In the form shown in Fig. l it is suggested that apin or tack 25 may be used to secure the sides on opposite sides of theslot23. In both cases the fasteners 24 or 25 function to preventaccidental displacement ot the wire 18 and preferably extend between apair of adjacent bends 26 of the wire. It i: particularly true of thehand when formed by cardboard illustated that the structure is light inweight, is cool to the hand and is designed to lit the hand comfortablywithout necessity of anymore shaping opera tions than simply bending theblank about the wire and pressing the free ends together.

While I have shown and described, and have pointed out in the annexedclaims, certain novel features of my invention, it will be understoodthat various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form anddetails intern'iediate body portion posi of the device illustrated andin its operation may be made by those skilled in the artwithoutdeparting' from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim: I

-1. A package carrier con'iprisinga handle portion of sheet material,having a wire provided with hooked ends and an ned within the outlinesof the handle pornon, said-intermediate portion of I the wire includinglaterally extending parts constituting a relatively widewirereinforcement for the handle and coasting therewith to provide arelatively rigid package carrier.

2A. package carri comprising a paper handle portion havii'iggreaterdepth than width and having a smooth rounded underone-piece side,and a vertically disposed metallic re-' inl orcement within the paperhandle, said reinforcement provided exteriorly ot the handle with hooks.

3. A. package carrier comprising a cardboard handle portion and a wirereinforcement positioned within the cardboard portion and disposed in avertical plane, opposite ends of the wire projecting beyond the Apackage carrier comprising a handleportion having a rounded bottom andupstanding sides, a single length of wire eX- tending longitudinally ofthe handle portion, projecting beyond opposite ends and with itsprojecting ends forming hooks, the portion 01 the Wire within theoutlines of the handle portion formed into a plurality of corrugationsdisposed in a vertical plane.

7. A package'carrier including a wire having its, ends bent into hookform, a stripof corrugated cardboard encircling the portion 01'' thewire between the hook ends with the corrugations extending lengthwise ofthe encircled portion-of the Wire, said cardboard having its outer sidesmooth and providing a handle having a rounded underside and ne'ans forsecuring'together opposite endsot'the cardboard strip. i

8. A package. carrier including a wire having its ends bent into hookform, a strip of corrugated cardboard encircling the portion of the wirebetween the hook ends and providing a handle having a rounded underside,and the upper edges of the cardboard strip glued together, i

9. A package carrier comprising a wire 7 Y 1 1 r uaving hooked ends, ahand grip lormed or,

and fastening means engaging the gripbetween ad 'ent corrugations.

vl'ligned New York in the county of New 7- V v i' i orl: agdbtate or NewYork this f fteenth day or December, A51); 1926. 1

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positioned within the it). A package carrier comprising a. corrugatedWlle, a hand grip enclosing said wire

